The article describes the development of the postgraduate palliative medicine programs at
the University of Cape Town (UCT) through collaboration with the Palliative Medicine …

Background: In order to address adequately basic palliative care issues, post graduate
teaching programs for physicians should provide, in addition to basic knowledge in the field …

Deficiencies in education about end-of-life care are widely recognized, both in the" formal"
or structured curriculum, and in the" informal" curriculum (the culture in which students are …

Background. The training in palliative care that health professionals receive is inadequate.
An aging population, changing systems of health care delivery, and the debate about …

Background. The need for better care for terminally ill patients led us to create an
educational program to provide internal medicine residents and medical oncology fellows …

Since the Association of American Medical Colleges geriatric competencies were released,
educators are striving to incorporate them into medical student curricula. The purpose of this …

Despite interest in end-of-life educational efforts, attitudinal barriers still thwart the
integration of palliative care into medical education. The authors present their experience …

PURPOSE: To assess the impact of the current curriculum for physician assistant (PA)
students in palliative medicine and end-of-life care. METHODS: PA students were invited to …

Background Reliance on surveys and qualitative studies of trainees to guide postgraduate
education about palliative and end of life (EOL) communication may lead to gaps in the …

Institute of Medicine reports have identified gaps in health care professionals' knowledge of
palliative and end-of-life care, recommending improved education. Our purpose was to …